My Freshman Year
While reading My Freshman Year, I really enjoyed the section AnyU's Real Community: The ego-centered Network. When she questioned students about having a "community" at their school, many said yes as in the community being just their close friends. When I read this section, Bloomsburg was running through my head. I see students here always talking to the same people, and just as mentioned, I can recall walking past people on the phone telling others to meet in a certain room at a certain time. I also found it really interesting when she asked students what attracted them to their friends. If I were to answer this question, I would have mentioned personality traits as well as attitudes just as the students did. As I continued reading though it made sense to me that it isn't about personality maybe, it's about shared circumstances and shared demographics. This topic really had me thinking, and questioning relationships that I also notice through college students. While scrolling through social networks, I notice students that graduated from my High School posting pictures with other people that I know or that are from this area. I agree that networks that endured through college were based on experiences before college and by demographic characteristics. I believe this because I feel students might fear their first year in college, so they look back to someone that they already know to help guide one another.
Mind at work Introduction
After reading the introduction, there were some parts that I did not like, while others I found some what interesting. I liked the paragraph where it was explained that judgments about intelligence carry great weight in our culture and through the work that we do. I agree with what he said, I believe that people are always judgmental about others when it comes to this topic. Whether it be based upon someone's income, or type of job. Unfortunately I can recall numerous times when I have heard someone making fun of another person for doing a job that does not earn enough money, simply because they are not "intelligent enough". Like said, it does not only affect the income issue, but the way others view you. I did not like however reading about the definitions of the terms. It was very informative, but I felt as though it was a drag to read.
While reading My Freshman Year, I really enjoyed the section AnyU's Real Community: The ego-centered Network. When she questioned students about having a "community" at their school, many said yes as in the community being just their close friends. When I read this section, Bloomsburg was running through my head. I see students here always talking to the same people, and just as mentioned, I can recall walking past people on the phone telling others to meet in a certain room at a certain time. I also found it really interesting when she asked students what attracted them to their friends. If I were to answer this question, I would have mentioned personality traits as well as attitudes just as the students did. As I continued reading though it made sense to me that it isn't about personality maybe, it's about shared circumstances and shared demographics. This topic really had me thinking, and questioning relationships that I also notice through college students. While scrolling through social networks, I notice students that graduated from my High School posting pictures with other people that I know or that are from this area. I agree that networks that endured through college were based on experiences before college and by demographic characteristics. I believe this because I feel students might fear their first year in college, so they look back to someone that they already know to help guide one another.
Mind at work Introduction
After reading the introduction, there were some parts that I did not like, while others I found some what interesting. I liked the paragraph where it was explained that judgments about intelligence carry great weight in our culture and through the work that we do. I agree with what he said, I believe that people are always judgmental about others when it comes to this topic. Whether it be based upon someone's income, or type of job. Unfortunately I can recall numerous times when I have heard someone making fun of another person for doing a job that does not earn enough money, simply because they are not "intelligent enough". Like said, it does not only affect the income issue, but the way others view you. I did not like however reading about the definitions of the terms. It was very informative, but I felt as though it was a drag to read.